Head set



Aug. 7, 1923.

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Application ru s December 2c, 1919. Serial No. matir.

To oll'wiwm it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALBERT F. F. Ginson, a citizen of the United States,residing at Norwood, in the county of Bergen, State of 6 NewJersey,'haveinvented certain new and useful- Improvements in Head Sets,of which the following is a full, clear, concise, and eiractdescription; r

This 1 invention: relates generally to tele- W phone head setsandparticularly to an improved-form of support for the receivinginstruments-J It has been the practice in making up devices cit-thisgeneralvnature to mount the receivers in relativel permanent relation onthe supporting hea gear employed. This arrangement has not been whollysatisfactory in that'itgave'rise to difi'iculty in making a changeofreceivers for any purpose and in 'adj'usting'the'receivers in theposition best adapted for use by the individual operator? This has beenparticularly the case with headsets such as-have been used by aviatorswherein the emergencies and exigencies of dying frequently require ahurried exchange of instruments and always require the best possibleadjustment of the ear pieces to the head of the user. The objects oi theinvention are to overcome the objections referred to and to providereadily detachable and adjustable supporting means for holding thereceivers in position in the head gear.

The invention consists in mounting the receivers on a suitable head gearby means of readily se arable fasteners, so as to provide for ma mg arapid removal, interchange or replacement of instruments with a minimumof trouble and without'the use or tools of any description. 'The partsof the head gear which directly support the receivers preferably takethe term of adjustable elastic straps which, in combination withflexible seats for the receivers and an arrangement of the fastenersthat provide for changes in the relative position of the receivers ontheir seats, produces an efiective means for securing any desired degreeof closeness of adjustment of the receivers to the ears of the operator.

In the drawing, Figure 1, is a view in perspective of a telephone headset embodying a preferred form of the invention; and Figure 2 is asimilar view on an enlarged lid till

scale of a receiver, showing in-detail-the he means for attaching it toits seat.

Referring to the drawing, there is shown in Figure 1 aninstrument-supporting head harness in which a broad leather band orskull-cap member 1 is arranged to fit'closely to the median line of thehead of the wearer from the base of the skull to the forehead, and actas the'main supporting member for two elastic bands 2 and 3 with'whichthe cap member 1 is equipped. Suitable loopsea and 5 serve to attachthe'elastic banded and 3 to the cap member 1 and provide a--'longitudinal sliding movement of the-band therethrough for adjusting*puiti odes. it will be seen that the elastic ban a 2- anddt'o are arraned to cross each other-substan tially at right angles at ointsadjacent'the ears of the wearer, an at the points "of intersectionreceiver-supporti or seat members 6 are provided, whic are pre- We.ferably formed of flexible material'such as fabric or leather. 1' L iThe seat members 6 havethe general-dorm of a disc and are stitched orotherwise pas manently attached to the o positely disposed W points ofintersection of the bands 2 and 3.

ormed to cooperatively engage the seat members 8 are similar disc-shapedmembers 7 carried by the bases of the soft rubber cup members 8 in whichthe receiving instru a ments 9, surrounded by inner cup members 10 ofsponge rubber, are mounted and shielded from extraneous noise.

In order to provide for a secure and, at the same time, easilydisconnected support- W mg engagement of the disc members Z carried bythe cup members 8 and the seat members 6 carried by the head bands, thecomplemental parts 11 and 12 of readily-Se arable fastening members,such as a we l- W? lrnown type of glove fastener, are mounted on therespective disk members in position to be brought into mutualinterlocking engagement in the manner shown in Figure-Q of the drawing.Preferably as many as four 1 sets of fasteners are mounted along themargins of the disc members in the manner in-. dicated, and a greaternumber may be used if desired. lit will be seen that not only are easilyand quickly detachable means thus 11 provided for securing the receiversin posi tion on the seating members 6, but the rela tive. position ororientation of the receivers Q almanac receivers to the ears of the usercan be ebtained, the chin strap 15 assisting materially in providing afirm contact of the forward portions of the cup members with theoperators head, so as to prevent the entrance of rushing air to theinterior of the cup.

It will be seen that the head harness shown in Figure 1 is particularlyadapted for use under an aviators helmet, -although it is clearlyadapted for use in an situation where telephone head sets are emp oyed.By mounting the receivers in a readily detachable position in a headharness eparate from p the usual helmet, instead of mounting thereceivers in fixed positions in pockets formed for the purpose in thewalls of the helmet itself, it is possible to use the head harness andreceivers without the helmet and, on the other hand, to employ thehelmet without the harness and receivers, or merely without one or bothreceivers, as the operator may desire.

What is claimed is:

1. In a telephone head set, a leather skull cap, a woven elastic headharness adj ustably associated therewith, means for supporting a pair ofreceivers consisting of an outer leather cap and an mner sponge rubbermember, fastening means consisting of two part,

snap fasteners secured symmetrically on two seat members, one of whichmembers is integrally associated with said supporting means, the otherof which members is integrally associated with said head harness.

2. In a telephone head set, elastic supporting means for a receivinginstrument, a seat for the receiving instrument carried by said elasticsup rtlng means, a holder for a receiving instrument, and circularlyarranged rows of snap fastener members on said holder and said seat,whereby the p081- tiordi of said holder on said seat may be'var1e 3. Ina telephone head set, soft pliable leather band supportin means forareceiving instrument, a flexib e seat for the receiving instrumentcarried by said supporting means, and means for securing the receivinginstrument to said flexible seat.

4. In a telephone head set, a flexible skullcap adapted to fit the headof the user, an elastic band secured to said cap for support ing areceiver, a flexible seat carried b the elastic band, a flexible cup inwhich t ereceiver is supported, and readily detachable" means forsecuring said cup to said flexible seat. In witness whereof, I hereuntosubscribe my name this 23rd day of December, A.

ALBERT F. r. GILSON.

